Best post in this thread so far:

Also...feel free to turn this thread and site into a "mine is bigger then yours" contest between members."

Do you guys have little kids mosnab?

Darth Vader, Beneath the Helmet, part 427.

"Luke, I am your mother..."

Lucas returns and further re-edits his classic trilogy to change his greatest villain into a woman, because everyone knows that when pushed women are meaner, scarier and more vengeful than any man.

Fans are outraged, but lining up to buy the new dvd set nevertheless.

Sorry, I meant that other So. Cal... San Diego. We went down in late August for about a *cough* week *cough* and goofed around on the beach. No Disney, no Sea World, no zoo... Just the four of us on the beach (and four trips to Ikea, and one to the Apple Store). I suggested driving up to LA to Kris and it didn't go over well based on our 2 and 4 year car passengers. If I'd told her it was to hook up with my Star Wars buddies, I'd be single now.

Next time Matt!

Wow, thanks guys!

The pattern I made has been done in Illustrator, so I guess the vinyl sign route is an option. Do you know roughly how much that sort of thing costs?

I'm usually sending big orders through for production graphics (trade show type application) - so it's hard for me so say anything other than "reasonable"... But call a few shops and offer to email them the file for them to price, or tell them the size and they can give you a price per square foot. Make sure to tell them you'll apply it yourself, and generally I have a spare cut just in case I screw up applying the first set.

Another term to know is "weeding". Weeding removes all the negative image surrounding the positive image you want, including places like the "hole" of an "o" or "g". This is tedious work, and if you're willing to take it on yourself your job will cost A LOT less.

These places have people calling with small jobs all the time. You'll be easy since your file is already prep'ed to go - most people calling up out of the book can't understand why their GIF web logo cannot be cut. Try calling an Insta-Signs type place first, tell them you've got a small, straight forward project you'ld like them to look at.

Once you've got drawing shapes in Illustrator down, you're ready to move on to laser cutting railings and decking. Most metal fabricating shops and some sign shops have a water or laser jet cutter that can cut out 3D patterned shapes. Great for Sail Barge railings, Death Star patterns and Tantive IV panels.

Do the figures come with any accessories/weapons?

Finally got to meet fellow SoCal'er MetalJedi today, so a BUMP to this thread is hereby in order!

Good shootin' the **** with you (and Jared) this afternoon Robb!  Let's do it again sometime...   

I got you beat on that one – I knew Robb back in the day when he lived in Utah... Nevada... er, Idaho... Well, uh, I knew he was cool before you, and stuff.

Robb and I were able to help each other out a lot around the first Tie Bomber release. Great to see you around here Robb! (Stop trying to steal my sources friends, Colman!!!)

It was all over the news the next couple days after that press conference.  Ain'tchya got a TV out there Dp?!?   

No tv on the frontier. And our Pony Express rider didn't make it in this week. I'm really worried about him, but he's just an orphaned kid – it's not like he's got a family or nuttin'.